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Saturday April 19 2025 Forecast (8:19AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 19-23)

A healthy southwesterly air flow will deliver a summer preview to our region today with warm air dominating. The exception, of course, will be where the wind comes off ocean water south of New England, keeping the South Coast and southeastern MA considerably cooler – typical for April. We’ll not have full sunshine all day, so this will knock a little bit off the high temperature potential, but it won’t prevent it from getting really warm (some 80+ potential) away from the ocean’s influence. I’m only looking for the potential of a passing shower and very slight thunderstorm risk, especially north of I-90, during this evening, as a cold front moves through. This will set up a fair, cooler (but still mild), Easter Sunday with an active breeze but plenty of sunshine. High pressure builds over the region Sunday night and holds into Patriots Day – Monday – with fair and cooler weather. Coastal areas end up coolest on Monday due to sea breeze development. Additionally, some limiting of the sun will occur due to high clouds advancing ahead of an approaching warm front. This front will bring the chance of brief light rain to parts of the region Monday night, before a cold front trailing from low pressure passing to the north brings a rain shower chance during the first 12 hours of Tuesday. This exits Tuesday afternoon and we then have high pressure building toward the region with more fair weather through Wednesday, which will be a bit cooler than Tuesday.

TODAY: Variably cloudy. Highs 50-57 Islands and Outer Cape Cod, 58-65 South Coast to MA South Shore – coolest former and mildest latter, 66-73 just inland from South Coast and MA South Shore as well as Cape Ann of MA, 74-81 elsewhere with isolated 82+ readings possible in interior valley areas. Wind SW increasing to 10-20 MPH, a few higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy this evening with a potential passing shower and slight chance of a thunderstorm, mainly north of I-90. Clear overnight. Lows 47-54. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH, a few higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 58-65. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny through midday, then some increase in cloudiness. Highs 55-62, coolest coast. Wind NW up to 10 MPH becoming variable with coastal sea breezes developing.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A brief period of light rain possible evening. Chance of rain showers toward dawn. Lows 48-55. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers through midday. Partly to mostly sunny thereafter. Highs 65-72. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to NW, a few higher gusts possible.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 46-53. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 62-69. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 24-28)

Unsettled weather chances later April 24 to early April 25, briefly April 26. Overall trend is a little drier for this period with somewhat variable temperatures but no extremes.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 29 – MAY 3)

Fairly typical spring look to the pattern. Chilly to the north in eastern Canada, a warmer Southeast US, and our area in between with a couple unsettled weather chances and variable temperatures.

Friday April 18 2025 Forecast (8:11AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 18-22)

High pressure slides offshore today as clouds increase ahead of a warm front. This warm front, extending from low pressure destined to pass to our north early this weekend, may produce a brief episode of light rainfall tonight, especially in southern NH and northern MA. While clouds linger Saturday morning, we’ll eventually see more sun develop and a preview of summer as it becomes the warmest day of the year-to-date. But not-so-fast along the South Coast of course where a southwesterly wind comes off much cooler ocean water, and those areas will not share in the summer feel that other areas do. A rain shower may accompany a cold front as it goes by Saturday night, and Sunday (Easter for those celebrating) will be a fair, breezy, and less-warm but still-mild day. High pressure will build over the region slackening the wind by late in the day and this high will do its best to hold on for fair weather for the Patriots Day Red Sox game and Boston Marathon on Monday, but by day’s end clouds will re-take the sky and we’ll have our next threat of rain showers. Unsettled weather will be with us into Tuesday as low pressure crosses the region. A redevelopment of this system may enhance rainfall somewhat – but those details are still to be worked out. Improvement should take place later Tuesday assuming the timing of the system is as currently expected.

TODAY: Sunshine filtered to dimmed to blotted out by increasing clouds. Highs 55-60 coast, 60-65 inland. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A brief period of light rain possible, favoring areas north of I-90. Lows 46-53 evening, then slowly warming overnight. Wind SE up to 10 MPH shifting to SW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Highs range widely from 58-65 South Coast (even cooler Outer Cape Cod / Islands) to 75-82 interior locations. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A brief passing rain shower possible. Lows 46-53. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 58-65. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 55-62, coolest coast. Wind NW up to 10 MPH becoming variable with coastal sea breezes developing.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a good chance of rain showers. Lows 48-55. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a period of steadier rain possible, ending later with breaking clouds and partial clearing. Highs 57-64. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming W late.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 23-27)

Unsettled weather chances April 24 to early April 25, April 26 to early April 27. Unclear on the details of either of these threats at this point. Temperatures variable, averaging out near normal.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 28 – MAY 2)

No changes to this outlook. Battle zone pattern between a chilly eastern Canada and warm US Southeast. Additional unsettled weather and variable temperatures.

Thursday April 17 2025 Forecast (7:26AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 17-21)

A cool northwesterly air flow continues today between low pressure in Atlantic Canada and high pressure to our southwest. We will have considerably more sunshine than yesterday and a less gusty wind, making it feel more pleasant despite the “below normal” temperature readings. Friday, look for more cloud cover and perhaps a quick hit of light rain, mainly northern portions of our region, as a warm front approaches. Another mid level moisture surge can bring an additional batch of rain showers Friday evening / night as the warm front goes by, and then we enter the warm sector of low pressure passing to our north on Saturday. This will easily be the warmest day of the spring so far across the region, but there will be a cooling influence along the South Coast where a southwesterly air flow comes off the ocean water to the south of New England. A cold front trailing from the passing low pressure system will move through in the evening with perhaps a passing rain shower, but there does not appear to be a lot of support for much in the way of rainfall. Sunday (Easter for those celebrating) will be a fair, breezy and slightly cooler day with a northwesterly air flow behind the cold front. High pressure builds toward and eventually across the region during Monday (Patriots Day). Dry weather will prevail for the Red Sox traditional home game with late morning first pitch, and for the Boston Marathon. We will see increasing clouds ahead of the next low pressure system, but it looks like any threat of rainfall will hold off until Monday night. That day will be a little cooler than Sunday with a slightly cooler air mass in place, enhanced in coastal areas by the development of a sea breeze during the day.

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.

TONIGHT: Clear. Lows 32-39. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Variably cloudy. A brief period of light rain possible north of I-90. Highs 53-60, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A chance of passing rain showers evening. Lows 45-52 evening then a slow temperature rise overnight. Wind SE shifting to SW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: A sun/cloud mix. A possible late day rain shower favoring areas north and west of Boston. Highs ranging widely from 55-62 South Coast to 73-80 interior valleys and typical warm spots. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, gusty.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A shower possible early, favoring Boston south. Lows 45-52. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Sun/cloud mix. Highs 58-65. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 55-62, coolest coast. Wind NW up to 10 MPH becoming variable with coastal sea breezes developing.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 22-26)

Passing low pressure systems bring some rainfall chances about every other day during this unsettled stretch with variable but overall near normal temperatures. Future fine-tuning to come.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 27 – MAY 1)

Typical springtime pattern of a warm US Southeast and a chilly eastern Canada with our region in a mid-ground “battle zone” of potential unsettled weather and variable temperatures, none of which can be pin-pointed this far in advance.

Wednesday April 16 2025 Forecast (7:46AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 16-20)

A little technical issue (computer related) results in a short discussion today, although not really anything has changed since yesterday’s outlook anyway. Today we’re in a healthy northwesterly air flow behind low pressure, with blustery and chilly conditions and a mix of sun and clouds – the latter may dominate for several hours in any location. A cold night tonight as high pressure builds toward the region and winds slacken but remain active. Thursday’s sunnier, less windy, still cool, but not as chilly-feeling as today. Look for an increase in clouds Friday, some potential warm frontal rain at night, then a push of much warmer air Saturday, which despite being breezy, will feel quite nice and can stay rain-free until a cold front swings through late in the day or at night. This sets up a cooler, breezy, but dry Easter Sunday as high pressure builds through the Great Lakes.

TODAY: A sun/cloud mix. Highs 48-55. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-30 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 32-39. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 53-60, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 45-52. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: A sun/cloud mix. A possible late day shower or thunderstorm favoring areas north and west of Boston. Highs 58-65 South Coast, 66-73 elsewhere. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A shower or thunderstorm possible early, favoring Boston south. Lows 45-52. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Sun/cloud mix. Highs 56-63. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 21-25)

Continuing the long weekend, fair weather for Patriots Day April 21 with a cool coast and milder inland. Unsettled weather threats appear to time out for April 22 and 24 with passing low pressure systems – details to come.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 26-30)

Battle zone weather pattern between warm air to south and chilly air in eastern Canada. Potential for a stretch of unsettled weather and some larger temperature contrasts.

Tuesday April 15 2025 Forecast (7:32AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 15-19)

A warm front moves through this morning. A cold front moves through this evening. All the while a trough of low pressure crosses the region and low pressure at the surface passes to our north. These are the ingredients for a cloud-dominated, unsettled day, but shower rounds will be somewhat limited to one this morning, one or two this afternoon and evening, and maybe a few isolated ones in between. Can’t rule out thunder and small hail in some of the stronger ones. It will be a mild day, but chilly air awaits and will be delivered by the cold front, setting up a chilly mid week for us. Wednesday will feature a gusty northwest wind and be the coolest day of the week, along with a fair amount of diurnal cloud development which will limit sun at times. As high pressure builds closer, Thursday will feature more sun and less wind. Our next low pressure system arrives later in the week, but again with segments of unsettled weather. Right now, the best bet is to expect an increase in clouds Friday, some nighttime warm frontal rain, a warm sector Saturday, but a rain shower and thunderstorm opportunity ahead of an approaching cold front. Details TBD for the end of the week and start of the weekend.

TODAY: Lots of clouds / intervals of sun. Isolated to scattered rain showers, and a slight chance of thunder including the possibility of small hail. Highs 57-64. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with gusts 20-25 MPH.

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds and an additional rain shower possible early, then clearing. Lows 38-45. Wind shifting to NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY: A sun/cloud mix. Highs 48-55. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 32-39. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs 53-60, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 42-49. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers, possibly a thunderstorm. Highs 53-60 South Coast, 61-68 elsewhere. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, gusty.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 20-24)

Continuing the long weekend, expecting dry, breezy, cool weather April 20 and fair weather for Patriots Day April 21 with a cool coast and milder inland. Brief rain shower threat April 22. Fair April 23. May face a rain threat by April 24 with a battle between warm to south and cool to north.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 25-29)

Battle zone weather pattern between warm air to south and chilly air in eastern Canada. Potential for a stretch of unsettled weather and some larger temperature contrasts.

Monday April 14 2025 Forecast (7:22AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 14-18)

A progressive pattern with several changes will be our weather pattern for this week, including some nicer weather than we saw the last few days. And we’ll waste no time getting to the nice stuff today as high pressure builds in with fair and milder weather. The next trough of low pressure and attendant surface low will impact our weather tonight and Tuesday. The surface low will take a track to our north as a broad upper low moves across the Northeast. This sends a warm front our way tonight with clouds moving in and a little bit of rainfall. Tuesday, a cold front will move across the region, but we’ll be in the warm sector for several hours during the day, and with colder air aloft associated with upper level low pressure there can be scattered to clustered convective showers which will fall mainly as rain with mild air in place, but cold enough aloft so heavier ones could contain small hail and/or graupel. Once the cold front passes, a colder Canadian air mass arrives, along with wind, and that will be our dominating weather for Wednesday with a sun/cloud mix. High pressure builds closer by Thursday, and while it will be dry and still cool, it will be less windy on that day. Friday, we’ll see an increase in high to mid level clouds ahead of the next low pressure area as it tracks through the Great Lakes and toward southeastern Canada. Its warm front can bring some rain as early as Friday evening, but it looks like we should get through most of Friday rain-free.

TODAY: Cape Cod clouds early morning, otherwise plenty of sunshine, becoming filtered by high clouds from west to east during this afternoon. Highs 58-65. Wind NW 5-15 MPH shifting to SW by the end of the day.

TONIGHT: Thickening clouds. A period of light rain late evening / overnight. Lows 42-49. Wind SW to S 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Lots of clouds / intervals of sun. Isolated to scattered rain showers, but isolated instances of small hail and/or graupel are possible. Highs 57-64. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with gusts 20-25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Lots of clouds and an additional rain shower possible early, then clearing. Lows 38-45. Wind shifting to NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY: A sun/cloud mix. Highs 48-55. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25-30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, diminishing.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 32-39. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds. Rain possible evening. Highs 53-60, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 19-23)

The April 19-21 weekend includes the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, Easter for those celebrating on April 20, and Patriots Day on April 21, and is an important time period for weather. Current indications are that we’ll be in a “warm sector” of passing low pressure Saturday April 19 with breezy conditions and mild air in place, but have to watch for rain showers as a cold front moves through later in the day. Easter Sunday would be dry but breezy and rather cool behind the front. Monday, some clouds may move in ahead of the next low pressure system, but high pressure should be dominant enough for dry weather for the traditional early-start Red Sox game as well as the Boston Marathon. This set-up would be a cool coast / mild inland temperature profile. Beyond… Rain shower threat April 22 and return to dry and cool April 23.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 24-28)

You may see media posts or hear talk of a “big warmup” or something like that. While the pattern in the eastern US looks “warmer” as we get to the end of April, here in New England it’s a “not so fast” kind of set-up, because there are indications of a lot of high pressure in eastern Canada, and this leaves our region vulnerable to being in a battle zone between Canadian chill and southeastern US warmth, the former of which often wins out, or just being stuck in the battle zone with lots of unsettled weather too. Obvious pattern monitoring to be done…

Sunday April 13 2025 Forecast (7:16AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 13-17)

Our stretch of chilly and unsettled weather has one more day left in it. Another low pressure area passes east of New England today, tossing a precipitation shield back into our region. The longest it will rain is over Cape Cod, the South Coast, and MA South Shore where it’s already ongoing. These areas will sit under the precipitation shield longest as it pivots to the west of the passing low pressure area. The area will extend northwest and west, but in the areas where it would have most likely mixed with sleet and snow it won’t really fully reach – the areas that got the heaviest snow yesterday, being the Worcester Hills. Those areas will just see some spotty light rain for a few hours around midday. As we move through the afternoon, drier air will begin to erode the western side of the offshore system and the precipitation shield will begin to break up somewhat. I can’t fully rule out some breaks in the clouds appearing from the I-95 belt westward, but for the most part it will remain overcast through the day, with temperatures significantly below normal for the middle of April. Finally it clears out tonight as the low pressure area pulls away, and high pressure builds toward and into the region through Monday, which will be a fair and milder day across the region. Weather systems will then display a little more swift movement from west to east, and the next low pressure area, destined to pass north of our region, will send its warm front through the region Monday night and early Tuesday, and its cold front through Tuesday afternoon. These fronts can produce some wet weather, but I’m not looking for a Tuesday washout, with most of the rain pre-dawn with the warm front, and just a passing shower or two associated with the cold front. Cooler Canadian air will be with us for the middle of the coming week, but it will be dry, with a healthy northwesterly air flow Wednesday into Thursday before it slackens.

TODAY: Overcast through midday with areas of drizzle. Rain steadiest for longest South Coast / Cape Cod / MA South Shore, with most rain mid morning to mid afternoon I-95 to I-495 belts, starting to taper off later on. Highs 37-44. Wind NE to N 5-15 MPH with gusts 20+ MPH from midday on.

TONIGHT: Slow clearing west to east. Lows 33-40. Wind N to NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 57-64. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. A period of rain possible late night. Lows 43-50. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Sun/cloud mix. A passing rain shower possible. Highs 57-64. Wind SW shifting to NW 10-20 MPH, a few higher gusts possible.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusty.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusty.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 33-40. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 53-60. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty, diminishing late.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 18-22)

Unsettled weather potential April 18-19 with a west-to-east moving low pressure area and frontal system. Current indications are for fair weather mid period and unsettled weather chances increasing again late in the period. Temperatures near to below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 23-27)

Pattern should feature a lot of high pressure in eastern Canada and more suppressed high pressure over the US Southeast, with a frontal zone between. This set-up in springtime tends to keep us cool and potentially unsettled.

Saturday April 12 2025 Forecast (8:31AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 12-16)

A little bit of “recent” and “now” before we look ahead. Our current storm system sent a pretty intense band of precipitation northward across the region early this morning with significantly over-achieving snowfall over higher elevations of central MA on the order of 4 to as much as 7.5 (highest report as of time of writing) inches of snow. As soon as you head east and south, it drops off to the more typical April expectations of a marginal situation. For example, here in Woburn, I’ve recorded 0.7 inch of snowfall between 2:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., much of it having melted on pavement and only accumulated on grass/dirt and cold car tops. What remains of this band hangs over central and north central MA now, even with some thunder reported, but this will weaken and move way and low pressure to our south will just keep us overcast with drizzle and periods of light rain, maybe some additional mix / wet snow at times but nothing like what just occurred. Another low has to move by to our east on Sunday, and this will throw another shield of precipitation back our way for several hours during the day. This one should be largely rain, however, sleet and wet snow are possible where the intensity is enough. I do not expect a repeat of early this morning! Finally this system wheels away later Sunday and we dry out. A different world awaits on Monday. Despite a chilly start, strong April sun and a land breeze will allow a nice warm-up during the day. As we head into next week, weather systems will be more on the move, and the next one, low pressure passing to our north, will bring a warm front through on Monday night with some late-night rain, then a cold front through the region during the day Tuesday with some morning rain showers. We likely salvage the afternoon with dry and still mild weather. By Wednesday expect fair weather but with cooler Canadian air.

TODAY: Overcast. Snow to the north and west tapers off during mid morning. Otherwise drizzle and periods of rain that can mix with sleet and wet snow at times. Temperatures steady 33-40. Wind NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Overcast. Drizzle and periods of light rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures rise slightly to 35-42. Wind NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY: Overcast with periods of rain / drizzle, may mix with sleet and wet snow at times but no appreciable accumulation, tapering off in the afternoon. Highs 37-44. Wind NE to N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Gradual clearing. Lows 35-42. Wind N to NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 57-64. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. A period of rain possible late night. Lows 43-50. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs 57-64. Wind SW shifting to NW 10-20 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 5-15 MPH,.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 17-21)

Cool overall. Highest potential for unsettled weather is April 18. That system may move quickly enough to salvage the long weekend that follows it.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 22-26)

Still a tendency for cooler than normal and somewhat unsettled weather as it looks now.

Friday April 11 2025 Forecast (7:11AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 11-15)

As one low weakens and we lose its precipitation area to drier air at mid levels during the course of the day, a second low to the south will drift up our way and return precipitation to our region tonight and off and on through Saturday, with a third low giving one more round to eastern areas during the first half of Sunday. The air will be marginally cold enough so a little intensity and elevation can make the precipitation wet snow and sleet, with some minor accumulation at times, but that won’t have staying power and will melt away fairly quickly. This can occur until midday on Saturday when it will finally warm enough to prevent it. After this stretch of unsettled weather, we get a short-lived break Monday as high pressure builds our way for fair, milder weather, but the next rough swings through from the west on Tuesday with a rain shower chance, though it will still be mild that day.

TODAY: Cloudy with periods of rain / sleet / snow tapering off morning. Mostly cloudy afternoon. Highs 45-52. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT / SATURDAY / SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain, can mix with sleet and snow at times especially interior higher elevations where minor temporary accumulations are possible. Areas of fog. Temperatures decline to 38-45 and stay steady much of the time. Wind E trending NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts along the coast.

SUNDAY: Cloudy with periods of rain and areas of fog / drizzle morning. Breaking clouds afternoon. Highs 43-50. Wind variable to N 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 36-43. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 57-64, coolest east of I-95. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 42-49. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 55-62. Wind SW shifting to NW 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 16-20)

Cool weather returns and hangs around. Unsettled weather potential higher again later next week but too far in future to sort out specifics at this time.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 21-25)

Pattern continues look unsettled and cool but details are fuzzy – typical springtime uncertainty.

Thursday April 10 2025 Forecast (7:03AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 10-14)

An area of high pressure just to our east will drift northeastward into Atlantic Canada today while weakening low pressure in the Upper Ohio Valley drifts toward New York, extending a warm front in our direction. This front will be responsible for increasing clouds as today moves along, and a period of precipitation tonight – rain coast, rain/mix/snow inland. Precipitation will be obliterated by mid level dry air during Friday morning, and we end up with just a mostly cloudy day. It won’t be until a second low organizes over the Mid Atlantic States and lifts northward, becoming quasi-stationary in a blocking pattern, that we get rain (some inland / higher elevation mix and snow at first) Friday night into Saturday. Additional low pressure will likely keep wet weather lasting longer, especially in coastal areas, into Sunday, with some improvement possible later on that day. Monday’s weather improves as high pressure brings dry, milder weather.

TODAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 51-58, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain except mix and wet snow possible interior sections mainly near and north of I-90. Lows 34-41. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 50-57, coolest coast. Wind SE to E up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT / SATURDAY / SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures decline to 43-50 then remain steady. Wind E 10-20 MPH, higher gusts especially coastal areas.

SUNDAY: Cloudy with periods of rain and areas of fog / drizzle morning. Breaking clouds afternoon. Highs 45-52. Wind variable to N 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 38-45. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 57-64, coolest east of I-95. Wind N 5-15 MPH becoming variable under 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 15-19)

Mild April 15 but somewhat unsettled as a disturbance brings a warm front / cold front combo through the region. Dry, cool weather middle of next week. Watching potential unsettled weather to return later next week.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 20-24)

Pattern looks unsettled and cool but details are TBD.

Wednesday April 9 2025 Forecast (7:22AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 9-13)

It’s a cold morning, but a bright day awaits. After morning lows sub-freezing through most of the region, we’ll recover back to 40+, still quite below normal for the date, along with a breeze that will add some chill, though counteracted a bit by the early April sun. One thing that will be above normal today: fire danger. It is fire season in our region now, peaking during the time just before the main tree leaf-out takes places, and especially high on dry, breezy days, when last year’s expired vegetation is vulnerable. Use caution with or avoid using outdoor flames or things that can cause sparks, if possible. After today’s nice weather today, we’ll see clouds increase tomorrow ahead of a warm front as high pressure moves offshore. It will stay dry during the day, but at night, a burst of moisture will move in. Enough cold air will be around that precipitation, falling as rain in the coastal plain, can be mixed with or even fall as a period of wet snow inland, especially higher elevation locations near and north of I-90. This exits Friday morning and clouds will thin out somewhat as some dry air battles the cloud deck. The result is that many of Friday’s daylight hours will be precipitation-free with even a bit of sunshine possible. The clouds thicken up ahead of a more organized low pressure area down the coast that will wheel its way north northeast, delivering a wet day on Saturday. This can linger into Sunday, especially in eastern areas, as a follow-up low center moves by the region. It may slide far enough east for later Sunday improvement, but that’s a wildcard at this point, and I’ll monitor trends.

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 44-51. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 25-32. Wind light variable.

THURSDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 51-58, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain except mix and wet snow possible interior sections mainly near and north of I-90. Lows 40-47. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 50-57, coolest coast. Wind SE to E up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT / SATURDAY / SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures decline to 43-50 then remain steady. Wind E 10-20 MPH, higher gusts especially coastal areas.

SUNDAY: Cloudy with periods of rain and areas of fog / drizzle morning. Breaking clouds afternoon. Highs 45-52. Wind variable to N 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 14-18)

A brief shot of milder air early next week before a cold front brings a cool shot of air by mid to late week. This looks like an overall drier weather period with just a brief rain shower possible with the passing cold front April 15 and perhaps another minor system at the end of the period.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 19-23)

Hints of split flow pattern with weak systems both north and south of our region, but have to watch systems to the south for enough northward movement for unsettled weather here.

Tuesday April 8 2025 Forecast (7:02AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 8-12)

Below normal temperatures will be the dominant feature the next 5 days. Also, a fairly unsettled pattern continues, but isn’t without some fair weather. First, low pressure tracks just north of our region this morning, and it drags a sharp cold front through with some snow and rain showers. Higher elevations of the interior may experience a burst of heavier snow that can coat some surfaces briefly, otherwise beyond some brief visibility reduction, there won’t be any negative impact from this activity. Of more importance today are the strong and gusty winds that set in behind the front, with gusts in the 35 to 50 MPH range, some minor wind damage and isolated power outages can occur. The wind will settle gradually tonight into Wednesday as high pressure approaches from the west and the gradient between it and Canadian low pressure loosens up over our region. But this is a cold air mass, and many areas tonight fall below freezing, recovering to sub-50 high temps in many areas Wednesday. But at least sunshine will dominate the sky on Wednesday, and being in that is a benefit at this time of year when cold air is present. High pressure moves over the region at night then offshore Thursday, allowing that day to be a bit milder – except expect coastal areas to be cooler with a light southeasterly air flow. A warm front will approach our region on Thursday, with increasing high and mid level clouds, but I expect the daylight hours to stay dry, with a chance of some spotty rain at night. This initial thrust of moisture will meet its demise up against the offshore high and a bit of a westward extension of the feature, so other than the patchy rain that night, despite a lot of cloud cover on Friday it may end up as another dry day. Our luck runs out though Friday night and Saturday as a stronger trough down the Atlantic Coast migrates northward and sends a more formidable low pressure system our way. While the timing is not great in terms of thwarting outdoor weekend plans, any precipitation we get is beneficial for continuing to reduce a longer-term dry spell that extends back into 2024. The Friday night / Saturday system does have the potential to begin as a mix of rain/sleet/wet snow in some interior higher elevations – something else I’ll keep an eye on.

TODAY: Cloudy through mid morning with additional rain/mix/snow showers. Many clouds and intervals of sun midday on. Highs 42-49. Wind variable 5-15 MPH, becoming W 15-25 MPH with gusts 35-50 MPH, strongest over open areas and higher elevations.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 25-32. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 25-32. Wind light variable.

THURSDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 51-58, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 40-47. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs 50-57, coolest coast. Wind SE to E up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT / SATURDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures decline to 43-50 then remain steady. Wind E 10-20 MPH, higher gusts especially coastal areas.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 13-17)

Low pressure moves northward passing just east of the region with additional wet weather expected to finish off the weekend on April 13. Faster or more eastward shifting of the system would result in earlier improvement, but that’s a long shot right now. Fair, milder April 14, briefly. Strong cold front returns below normal temperatures by middle of next week, but pattern looks a little more progressive and less wet.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 18-22)

Indications of a more progressive pattern – near to below normal temperatures, but more dry weather versus wet weather. Details TBD.

A Solar Eclipse Chronicle – One Year Later

Originally written on April 9 2024

I have a long range planning side of me, and this was fully in effect years ago, at least a decade prior, when I’d read about the close pass of the path of totality of a solar eclipse on April 8 2024. Oh great, one of the climatologically cloudiest times of the year here in New England. What will our chances be to see this spectacle from any part of the six state region? Well, I couldn’t answer that question years in advance, so that part would have to be left up to chance, luck, or whatever you want to call it. Anyway, at that point I decided I’d definitely find a way to put myself in the path on that day, whichever way I could.

Fast forward to the middle 2010s, and a good friend of mine announces that she is building a house in a town to the east northeast of Burlington VT. At that time I remembered the eclipse just a handful of years away now, and looked it up – right in the path. So I said to my friend “you realize your house is going to be right in the path of totality of a solar eclipse?” and it was then that we made a plan to get together and watch it when the time came. So now, all we have to do is wait…

Fast-forward to 2024. The first couple months have passed, and we’re in March now, and we’re getting close to the time that I, as a weather forecaster, can start looking at the maps and models and get an idea of what the general weather pattern might be as we head toward and lead up to eclipse day. We’ve had a pretty miserably cloudy year so far, not completely atypical for this area, but it’s been cloudy a lot, a real lot. Ugh. The atmosphere has been cranky ever since the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption spewed an estimated 150 tons of water, in vapor form, into the normally very dry stratosphere. Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, and it was not too long before it had caused a global temperature spike and had an impact on many weather patterns and events. Is this thing somehow going to play a role in ruining the chance to witness the April 8 spectacle? This was my question. The answer would have to wait.

As the days went by, I started to scrutinize “the models”, the common name for the computerized guidance we look at to aid in determining future weather. After some dicey looking runs, the major models came into agreement that a ridge of high pressure, maker of good weather, would be moving in just in time to provide favorable conditions. This was about 10 to 14 days ahead of the event. This is not always good news, because even though our guidance is “good” at predicting the patterns much of the time, it’s far from infalible, and quite often whatever you see depicted 2 weeks in advance is going to shift its timing at the very least, and a fair weather day depicted that far in advance ends up being the unfair day with a previously foul weather forecast being adjusted to the opposite. But as the days went by and the computer model runs kept on coming, this forecast didn’t really change. Can this really be? Can Texas, one of the more typically sunny areas, be threatened by clouds while New England, typically cloudy, is going to be mostly clear? As we started running out of days to count and model runs to scrutinize, it became apparent that we were going to luck out, and that only far western New England would have to deal with some thin clouds that might filter the spectacle a little, but certainly would still allow great observation, while areas to the east were perfect. Come eclipse day, and other than some freezing fog in the valleys of northern New England to start the morning, the sky was clear. This would largely hold, with the high, thin clouds making it into those western areas, but not causing much of a problem at all. We were going to win against climatology. Finally, something planned around the weather is going to go our way!

At this point in my story I’d like to shift focus back to my experience. Weeks in advance, I took the day of the eclipse off from work. Check. I made a list of what my travel partner – my son, and I would need to bring along. Check. I firmed up plans with my friend. Check. With the uncertainty of exactly how many people would be flocking to the path of totality at the last minute, the plan was to leave a couple hours before dawn on the day of the spectacle. We did that. It worked. The traffic up was minimal, and the sunrise over the White Mountains of New Hampshire was beautiful. After a brief stop for breakfast in the town of Littleton NH, it was time to head for Vermont, and in just under 1 hour from there, we arrived at the town of Morrisville, which sits east of Mount Mansfield of the Green Mountains. Having some time before the planned trip to my friend’s place, my son and I explored the towns around the area for a few hours. I had not been to Vermont since 1997, and it was a great feeling to return. I found that it was much like a normal day there – not too many extra people around. I’d expected to see more, but some of them did arrive late, after I got to my planned location. It was there that we then waited for the eclipse to begin…

My plan for this event was to take occasional pictures though a handheld filter for my phone camera. I wasn’t going for a set of professional-like images. I really just wanted to get a chronicle and largely experience it in real time. At 2:16 p.m. the very first sliver of sun was nibbled away by the moon’s encroachment. It was underway! A few high clouds had made their way into the sky above but they were not going to cause issues! The next 70 minutes were spent watching the moon make steady progress over our view of the sun’s disc, turning the sun into a thinning crescent as seen through protective eyewear. If you look at light through small openings projected onto a surface during this process, you see a collection of thinning crescent suns, because through these small holes are projected an image of the sun as it looks in the sky (the way a pinhole camera works). I took some photos of that phenomenon, and a series of filtered photos of the sun as it became more and more covered. And that was awesome. But then came the most incredible stretch of time, and the most anticipated of this event. During the 5 minutes before totality, the ambient light that had previously looked as you would expect on a sunny day suddently turned silvery and noticeably dimmed and the birds that were singing started to quiet down. This in itself was a surreal experience, especially when I could feel the air temperature starting to go down. The final moments were counted down, and then, at the arrival of totality, I liken it to an atmospheric dimmer switch being turned quickly down. My friend exclaims “there’s the dimond ring!” – an effect just a few seconds before totality in which there is a bright ring with one bright spot just as the last of the sun is being covered – a diamond ring. In seconds it is late twilight. The shadows, which were previously fuzzy, are no more. It’s as dark as it would be in the last twilight of evening or the first twilight of dawn. In the first few seconds after we darken to near-night, I happen to be looking just to the right of the blocked sun, and see the planet Venus come into visibility as if somebody turned its light switch on. Two seconds later, to the left of the sun, Jupter is suddenly visible. The thin veil of high clouds makes it harder to see Saturn and Mars, which are also shining nearby, and Mercury is lost in the high cloud filter, but would have been hard to see anyway. There is a faint comet far too dim to be seen, left of the sun, but I know it’s there, and even that adds to the event. Even a few bright stars are visibile in the dark sky canopy at mid afternoon. In a few moments, the horizon to the west is already brighter because many miles away the moon’s umbral shadow, still over us, has left that area. But it remains dark, where I am, for 3 minutes and a few seconds. During this time, the air is calm, and it’s incredibly quiet. The birds and other animals are silent. The only sounds I hear will be the sound of a group of people cheering totality in the distance. But I can hardly speak. My son, brought to a few tears, is speechless. It’s then that I notice I’m not far from shedding a few myself. But the fasincation of what I’m witnessing overrides that. In the temporary darkness, you can literally feel the air temperature falling, and it makes it down about 4 degrees during totality. You know that this is only short-lived, so you try to take it in, but you can never quite get enough before it’s suddenly ending, a quick “diamond ring” on the return side. Totality is ending. The landscape brigthens quickly, the stars and planets visible just seconds before are hidden again by sunlight. The peak is over, but the 3 minutes of totality I experienced was something I will never forget for the rest of my life. And this has an impact on you. Even with the peak behind us, I’m still in awe and trying to wrap my head around the experience the entire time the sun returns as the moon continues its transit, finally finishing at 4:30 p.m. And now I have to get my head back in the game enough to start what will be a very long drive back home. This is not going to take 3 1/2 hours. It’s going to be a lot longer. But that’s to be expected. And I honestly don’t care. For me, it was more than worth being where I was at the time I was. We depart at 4:50 p.m. and I drive most of the trip back, stopping for 2 breaks along the way, and after navigating the crush of cars departing the 100 mile path of totality, we make it home at 1:10 a.m., my son driving the final hour of the journey. And now it’s time to sleep for a few hours. I didn’t take the next day off. I have to be up at 6:30 and at work at 8:00. And I don’t care. That’s so insignificant compared to what I’ll be remembering for the rest of my life. 🙂

Monday April 7 2025 Forecast (7:17AM)

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 7-11)

A wave of low pressure along a frontal boundary south of our region brings some rain and non-impactful snow to the region today, into part of tonight. Another disturbance has to cross the area early Tuesday with an additional round of rain and snow showers, before it exits to the east and drier, colder air arrives through Wednesday. High pressure builds over the region later Wednesday, shutting down a gusty wind that arrives on Tuesday. The next low pressure system approaches from the southwest sending clouds into the region as the high moves offshore on Thursday, and this system, while weakening, should maintain enough identity for an unsettled day Friday.

TODAY: Cloudy. Episodic rain/sleet/snow – frozen favoring interior higher elevations but possible anywhere, with brief slushy accumulation potential. Temperatures fall to 34-41 early then recover slightly to late highs 38-45. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Episodic rain/mix/snow (frozen most likely north of I-90). Lows 33-40. Wind N to variable 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain/mix/snow showers, diminishing with time. Highs 41-48. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming NW 10-20 MPH, increasing to 15-30 MPH with gusts 35-45 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 26-33. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 45-52. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 25-32. Wind light variable.

THURSDAY: Sun followed by clouds. Highs 51-58, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT / FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 40-47. Highs 50-57. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 12-16)

Unsettled weekend April 12-13 – highest wet weather threat is Saturday, some improvement possible Sunday. Fair, milder interlude early next week before another quick round of unsettled weather leads fair, cool weather in late period. Many details TBD.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 17-21)

Overall pattern is cooler again. One or 2 episodes of unsettled weather are possible with an active weather pattern.